‘One peace deal a month’: White House again claims Trump ended India-Pakistan hostilities despite India’s denial

The White House spokesperson went on to listing five other hotspots where Trump allegedly played a role in brokering peace.

In a bold statement from the White House briefing room, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed US President Donald Trump has brokered multiple international peace deals during his current term, averaging nearly one ceasefire a month.

From Southeast Asia to the Middle East, and Africa to South Asia, Trump is being positioned as a global peacemaker, with fresh calls from his administration for a Nobel Peace Prize. But the claim is already drawing pushback, especially from India.

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Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire: The latest deal on Trump’s list

Leavitt opened her Thursday remarks by crediting Trump for helping end a deadly conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, a regional flare-up that had reportedly displaced over 300,000 people.

The ceasefire was officially announced by Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, who chaired talks between Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand’s acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai in Kuala Lumpur.

But Leavitt insisted it was Trump’s pressure that made the difference. According to her, Trump called both leaders directly, warning them that failure to end hostilities would jeopardise all future trade talks with the United States.

“Almost immediately afterwards, a peace was brokered that will save thousands of lives and allowed for trade negotiations to resume,” she said.

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Leavitt’s list: Trump ended six global conflicts in six months?

The White House spokesperson went further, listing five other hotspots where Trump allegedly played a role in brokering peace:

Israel and Iran

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

India and Pakistan

Serbia and Kosovo

Egypt and Ethiopia

“These are not symbolic gestures,” Leavitt claimed. “President Trump has brokered, on average, one ceasefire every month since returning to office. It is well past time he is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”

India pushes back: ‘No one told us to stop’

While the Trump administration positions him as a global mediator, India has flatly denied the claim that any foreign leader, Trump included, had a hand in halting its recent military offensive against Pakistan.

Earlier this week, during a Lok Sabha speech on Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made it clear: India’s actions were its own.

“No leader in the world told India to stop its operation,” Modi said, recounting how he missed a call from the US Vice President on the night of May 9. “Later, when I called back, he told me Pakistan is going to launch a big attack. I said, if Pakistan does this, it will cost them dearly.”

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India’s Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, was a direct response to a terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians. In retaliation, Indian forces hit terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoJK), repelled military pushback, and struck Pakistani airbases.

According to Indian officials, hostilities ceased only after Pakistan’s DGMO (Director General of Military Operations) called his Indian counterpart, requesting a de-escalation, not because of US intervention.

(With inputs from ANI)